On the way back to San Jose from San Francisco, I decided to get off at the Sunnyvale CalTrain stop and look for Firehouse Brewery. I had seen it mentioned, I believe on beersbybart.com. It is extremely close to the Sunnyvale CalTrain station; across the street from the parking lot. I stopped in during happy hour. The place was busy but not packed. Several large screen televisions showing three different baseball games and a hockey game made it clear that Firehouse is also a sports bar.
The food was expensive for a pub. I had a cheeseburger and fries: $11. I wouldn’t have minded, but it wasn’t a terribly large or tasty cheeseburger; I’ve had much better for much less.
As far as the beer goes, I had the Firehouse Pale Ale. It had a distinct hop bitterness and was very drinkable. While not terribly memorable, it was a good standard pale ale that was better than anything I had at Tied House in downtown San Jose.
Overall, I’m glad I stopped, but I probably won’t go back unless I have a reason to be in Sunnyvale.